DoLs - Useful Links

Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Please see listed below some useful links in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

• Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Department of Health
• Mental Capacity Act 2005: Deprivation of liberty safeguards - Code of Practice to supplement the main Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice
• What are the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards? - list of leaflets in different languages which provide a brief introduction to DoLS.
• Managing Authorities - standard forms and documents
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: A guide for family, friends and unpaid carers.
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: A guide for relevant person's representatives.
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: A guide for hospitals and care homes
• Mental Capacity Act - MCA Resource - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Independant Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
• Mental Health Foundation - focussed on Mental Capacity and Best Interests Decision Making
• Care Quality Commission Notifications
• Minimising the use of restraint in care homes for older people (video recordings) - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Managing risk, minimising restrain: eLearning resources - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Minimising the use of restraint in care homes: report - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
  

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